Olivia (Maurer) Plisko
B.S. Grand Valley State Univ.
Redibo lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 3290, 4350 Genome Sciences
Current Grad Students
Maria Al Haddad
M.S. Lebanese American Univ.
Campbell lab
Biochemistry
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Britney Alcira
BCBP Chair Advisory Board Member
M.S. NC A&T
Rihe Liu lab
Biochemistry
CB# 7568, 3111 Marsico
Jocelyn Alvarado
B.S. Univ. of California, Davis
Campbell lab
Graduate Research Assistant
Cell Biology and Physiology
Email
Maria (Camila) Arango
Community Engagement Committee member
NIH Fellow (F31) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
M.S. UNC Charlotte
Starbird lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #7260, 3047 Genetic Medicine
Victoria Augoustides
Student Seminar Organizer
B.S. NC State
Wesley Legant lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB#7365, 4047 Genetic Medicine
Jack Bennett
Graduate Research Assistant
Cook lab
Cell Biology and Physiology
CB# 7260, 3070H E Genetic Medicine
Zubair Bhuiyan
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
Huong Kratochvil lab
CB# 3290, 4358 Genome Sciences
Johnna Bingham
M.S. NC State
Starbird and Cameron labs
Biochemistry
CB #7260, 3047 Genetic Medicine
Garrett Chappell
B.A. Carleton College
Berlow lab
Biochemistry
Kendall Cherry
MCBP Student Leader
B.S. in Biology-Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University
Kratochvil lab
Chemistry, BP certificate program
CB# 3290, 4344 Genome Sciences
Emily "Gracie" Clark
NIH Fellow (F31) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
B.S. UNC Chapel Hill
Matthew J. Flick lab
Biochemistry
CB#7525, 8018B MEJ
Christopher Cummins
B.S. Univ. of Vermont
Strahl lab
Graduate Research Assistant
Genetics and Molecular Biology
CB# 7260, 3060 Genetic Medicine
Harris Davis
B.S. UNC Quantitative Biology
Kuhlman lab
Computational Biology / Biophysics
Email
To Uyen (Jamie) Do
Social Committee Chair
B.S. The College of Wooster
Berlow lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Caleb Fisher
B.S. Michigan State University
McGinty lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7363, 3210 Marsico
Skylar Grimsley
B.S. Norfolk State Univ.
Starbird lab
Pathology Lab Med.
CB# 7260, 3047 Genetic Medicine
Quentin Hahn
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Chair of Cultural Engagement
B.S. Oregon State Univ.
Qi Zhang & Pengda Liu labs
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB#7260, 3017 Genetic Medicine
Aspen Hawkins
Social Committee Chair
GECO representative (BC)
B.S. Trinity College-Hartford
Campbell lab
Biochemistry
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Jacob (Jake) Hughes
B.S. University of San Diego
Kuhlman lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Matthew Hvasta
B.S. UC-Davis
Kuhlman lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Alli Jimenez
B.S. Univ. of Iowa
Dominguez lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
4023 F/G Genetic Medicine
Emma Kraft
Pennsylvania State Univ
Berlow lab
Chemistry
3023 F-G Genetic Medicine
Benjamin K. Lau
B.S. Swarthmore College
Wang lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics & MD/PhD
Duke
Elise Liebow
Social Committee Chair
MCBP student leader
A member through Oct. 30, 2026
Berlow lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Stephen Litt
Strahl lab
CB# 7260, 3060 Genetic Medicine
Amy Liu
GECO representative (MCBP)
Amy Maddox lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #3280, 407 Fordham
Ethan Madden
B.A. Simpson College
Strahl lab
Graduate Research Assistant
Genetics and Molecular Biology
CB# 7260, 3060 Genetic Medicine
James McGuire Metts
Kuhlman lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Trevor Mileur
MCBP student leader
Lee lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7363, 4109 Marsico Hall
Luca Montore
B.S. Eckerd College
Campbell lab
Biochemistry
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Tomiris Mulikova
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Cultural Engagement
B.S. Nazarbayev Univ.
Kuhlman lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Alex Neary
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Chair of Community Outreach
B.S. Univ. MA - Amherst
Zhang lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7260, 3017 Genetic Medicine
Nikka Faustino
Koji Sode lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7575, 10202 Mary Ellen Jones
Solomon U. Oguche
M.S. Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem
Kratochvil lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
4358 Genome Sciences
Addison Pignetti
Campbell lab
Graduate Research Assistant
Cell Biology and Physiology
Email
Jimmy Pratas
B.S. Pennsylvania State Univ.
Tamir lab, Systems Metabolism & Signaling Lab
Biochemistry
CB#7260, 3049E Genetic Medicine
Gisselle Prida Ajo
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Cultural Engagement
B.S. Florida International Univ.
Kuhlman lab
Biochemistry
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Paola A. Rivera García
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
Jenson lab
Microbiology and Immunology
3111 Genetic Medicine
Hosein Rostamian
M.S. Tehran Univ. Medical Sciences
Strahl lab
Graduate Research Assistant
Genetics and Molecular Biology
CB# 7260, 3060 Genetic Medicine
Liam Schuck
Campbell lab
Graduate Research Assistant
Chemistry
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Rohan Shah
B.S. University of Maryland
David Williams lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
Jake M. Simmons
Stetson University
Berlow lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Emily Sipko
B.S. Duquesne Univ.
Berlow lab
Biochemistry
CB# 7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Christina So
B.S. Chemistry UNC
Neher lab
Cell Biology and Physiology
3010 Genetic Medicine, CB#7260
Elizabeth Taggart
Social Committee Chair
McGinty lab
Biochemistry
CB# 7363, 3210 Marsico
Maria Lopez Vasquez
B.S. Rowan University
Starbird lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
Ivy Williams
GECO representative (MCBP)
B.S. Creighton University
Baker lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7260, 3049E Genetic Medicine
Chelsea Yang
B.S. UC-Berkeley
Legant lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7365, 4047 Genetic Medicine
Tiger Sun Zhang
B.S. Chemistry & B.S. Mathematics - Yale Univ.
Kuhlman lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics & MD/PhD
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Student Leaders
Britney Alcira
BCBP Chair Advisory Board Member
M.S. NC A&T
Rihe Liu lab
Biochemistry
CB# 7568, 3111 Marsico
Maria (Camila) Arango
Community Engagement Committee member
NIH Fellow (F31) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
M.S. UNC Charlotte
Starbird lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #7260, 3047 Genetic Medicine
Kendall Cherry
MCBP Student Leader
B.S. in Biology-Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University
Kratochvil lab
Chemistry, BP certificate program
CB# 3290, 4344 Genome Sciences
Emily "Gracie" Clark
NIH Fellow (F31) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
B.S. UNC Chapel Hill
Matthew J. Flick lab
Biochemistry
CB#7525, 8018B MEJ
To Uyen (Jamie) Do
Social Committee Chair
B.S. The College of Wooster
Berlow lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Aspen Hawkins
Social Committee Chair
GECO representative (BC)
B.S. Trinity College-Hartford
Campbell lab
Biochemistry
CB 7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine
Elise Liebow
Social Committee Chair
MCBP student leader
A member through Oct. 30, 2026
Berlow lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #7260, 3023G Genetic Medicine
Amy Liu
GECO representative (MCBP)
Amy Maddox lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB #3280, 407 Fordham
Trevor Mileur
MCBP student leader
Lee lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7363, 4109 Marsico Hall
Gisselle Prida Ajo
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Cultural Engagement
B.S. Florida International Univ.
Kuhlman lab
Biochemistry
CB# 7260, 3096 Genetic Medicine
Elizabeth Taggart
Social Committee Chair
McGinty lab
Biochemistry
CB# 7363, 3210 Marsico
Ivy Williams
GECO representative (MCBP)
B.S. Creighton University
Baker lab
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
CB# 7260, 3049E Genetic Medicine